York Tories

York Tories The University of York Conservative and Unionist Association

The York Tories is one of the best-known university-level Conservative associations in the country, having acquired a rich and varied history despite its relative youth. We have developed over time as the largest of the political societies and as one of the most active and friendly student groups at the University of York. The association prides itself upon being a predominantly social student gro

up, brought together by politics. The society hosts a social each Wednesday evening during term, Hagueathons twice a year, as well as a Christmas and May Ball; often with a high-profile speaker at each. The society contains a wide range of political views from within the elected committee and across the society more broadly. The York Tories embrace such diversity of opinion and ideology, regularly discussing long-standing and contemporary issues both in a formal debate setting, and informally. The association hosts a debate or speaker event each and every Friday evening during term-time, regularly hearing from Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament and highly-regarded political thinkers.

Tickets are on sale now for our Summer Dinner with this Saturday!You can find them on the YorkSU website via our bio.
02/06/2026

Tickets are on sale now for our Summer Dinner with this Saturday!

You can find them on the YorkSU website via our bio.

The York Tories are pleased to announce the Summer Dinner, which will be held at The Deramore Arms on the 6th June 2026 ...
24/05/2026

The York Tories are pleased to announce the Summer Dinner, which will be held at The Deramore Arms on the 6th June 2026 from 7pm.

We are honoured to have Harvey Proctor as our esteemed guest for the evening. Harvey is a Former MP for the Conservative Party, and was the Chairman of The York Tories from 1967 to 1969.

Tickets are £33 and will be released via the YorkSU site soon.

The dress code is black tie, and you are kindly requested to email your menu choices to The Chairman via the York Tories email following the purchase of your ticket.

We look forward to seeing many of you there.

This Wednesday we have a York Tories staple: The Civil War Pub Crawl - we will meet at Courtyard at 7pm. All the rules c...
27/04/2026

This Wednesday we have a York Tories staple: The Civil War Pub Crawl - we will meet at Courtyard at 7pm. All the rules can be found on this week’s email. See you there!

Port and Policy returns this Wednesday!Members of the society are invited to what will be an excellent evening of port, ...
20/04/2026

Port and Policy returns this Wednesday!

Members of the society are invited to what will be an excellent evening of port, cheese and policies at the Heslington Meeting Room at 8pm.

Motions should be sent to the Chairman or Secretary via the society email.

The dress code is black tie, and the event is strictly members-only.

We look forward to seeing you there.

This Wednesday we have one of our flagship events: The Fox HuntThis pub crawl will start at 7pm at Courtyard. If you hav...
13/04/2026

This Wednesday we have one of our flagship events: The Fox Hunt

This pub crawl will start at 7pm at Courtyard. If you haven’t been to a Fox Hunt pub crawl before, we divide into two teams - Committee (as Foxes) and Everyone else (as Hunters). Each team follows the same route, but the Committee will have a 30 minute head start.

Along the route, each person must finish a pint or a large glass of wine (or a non-alcoholic beverage, should you wish) before your team can move to the next pub.

If the Foxes reach the final pub and finish their drinks, they win, but if the Hunters catch them on the way, they win!

See you there!

This Wednesday we have one of our favourite events - Pint and Policy! This is a less formal event than Port and Policy b...
16/03/2026

This Wednesday we have one of our favourite events - Pint and Policy! This is a less formal event than Port and Policy but follows a similar format. Do send your motions to the society email or DM.

We’ll be starting at 7pm in D/N/104. It should be a good evening so we hope to see many of you there!

We were honoured to have our annual Spring Ball at the fantastic Churchill Hotel with our guest speaker Dr Ben Spencer. ...
15/03/2026

We were honoured to have our annual Spring Ball at the fantastic Churchill Hotel with our guest speaker Dr Ben Spencer.
 
Dr Spencer discussed a variety of topics with members of the society and reinforced the key message of support towards the Conservative Party. Additionally, as Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Dr Spencer had some insightful opinions on current geopolitics and the ever-changing landscape of the digital world.
 
Following the dinner, many of the guests finished the night in the Museum Street Tavern, with some continuing further into town as the night went on.
 
We hope you had a splendid time at the ball. Our thanks go especially to Dr Spencer, our hosts at The Churchill, and the Committee for organising the ball.

This Wednesday we have a Film Night! Do send your film suggestions to the Chairman or Secretary via the society email, w...
09/03/2026

This Wednesday we have a Film Night! Do send your film suggestions to the Chairman or Secretary via the society email, we’ll then put the contenders to a vote!

Feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks. We’ll be starting at 7pm in D/N/056

This is of course alongside our upcoming Spring Dinner this Saturday at the Churchill Hotel. If you haven’t already purchased your ticket, now is the time to do so as there are few tickets left!

We look forward to seeing you there.

We are pleased to announce that tickets are now ON SALE for the Spring Dinner on Saturday 14th March 2026. They are £35 ...
03/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that tickets are now ON SALE for the Spring Dinner on Saturday 14th March 2026. They are £35 each and are in limited supply so be quick! We look forward to seeing many of you there!

This Wednesday we have the long awaited Tory Tandoori, which will be held at 7:30pm at The Garden of India. We will be m...
03/03/2026

This Wednesday we have the long awaited Tory Tandoori, which will be held at 7:30pm at The Garden of India. We will be meeting in Courtyard at 7pm, when we will make our way over.

If you would like to attend, please drop the Chairman an email via the society email or send a DM, with dietary requirements if applicable.

We look forward to seeing many of you there!

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